The United Nations says climate change is having a serious effect on the global supply of fresh water. Rivers and lakes are drying up while glaciers are retreating according to a new report. “This is not a single bad year, but a persistent decade-long signal,” said World Meteorological Organization chief Celeste Saulo.
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06:45 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outlines his vision of partnership with the EU
09:27 Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warns that we may lose control of artificial intelligence
12:49 Russia goes to the polls on Friday for three days of voting, in the country’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – but Vladimir Putin maintains a secure grip on power
15:11 A Syrian court has issued the first sentences against members of armed groups involved in massacres targeting the Alawite community in early 2025, a year after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad
16: 25 A new book about Princess Diana by her brother, Earl Spencer, has prompted Buckingham Palace to issue a swift rebuttal over claims made after her death in 1997
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